History

Towergate was launched in 1997. Since then we have grown to become Europe’s largest independently owned insurance intermediary. We have acquired more than 150 quality brokers and underwriting agencies and have a broking presence in every corner of the UK.

• 1997 – Towergate Underwriting Group founded
• 2002 – Folgate Partnership founded
• 2005 – Towergate Underwriting & Folgate Partnership merge as Towergate Partnership
• 2005 – Executive Chairman Peter Cullum named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young
• 2006 – Restructures into distinct underwriting and retail broking divisions
• 2006 – Completes acquisition of Paymentshield the leading and largest supplier of payment protection insurance to the intermediary market.
• 2007 – Towergate named Private Company of the Year by ACQ Magazine
• 2007 – Completes acquisition of the largest network proposition - Broker Network and the leading software platform provider - Open International